The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

What is the exposition of a story?

• The beginning of a story.

• The end of a story.

Fill in the blank: A simile is a comparison between two things that uses the words ______ or ______.

Draw a star where the Resolution goes on the Plot Diagram.

1. Is the following sentence from page 9 a simile or a metaphor? “Her eyes shined like jewels in candlelight as she gazed up at the massive Brom Bones” (Anderson, 9).

• Simile

• Metaphor

Draw a circle where the Climax is on the Plot Diagram.

A comparison between two things that DOES NOT use the words like or as.

What is Bram Bones' tone as he tells the story of his run-in with the Headless Horseman?

• Scared

• Happy

• Suspenseful

• Bored

The sentence, "Sleepy Hollow was the quietest place in the world" (Andersen, 3) is an example of...

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

The sentence, "Katrina stood out at the party like a red rose on a snowy day" is an example of...

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Symbolism

The sentence, "Brom Bones, who was as massive as a bull and as mean as a bear" is an example of...

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification